Hi John, Get lame3.88beta.tar.gz from ftp://lame.sourceforge.net/pub/lame/src/. Then: tar xzvf lame3.88beta.tar.gz cd lame-3.88/debian chmod +x rules cd .. fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage You'll get Debian packages which are installed easily. -- Stefan Deibel Altkönigstraße 5 D-55127 Mainz Tel. +49(6131) 937390